St. Paul daily globe., 1887-09-20
DIR. McGLYNN.
He Stirs Up the Methodist Minis
terS With an Eloquent Address.

hC SUITS Up tne IheCnOUlSC hIn1S-
ters With an Eloquent Address.
Special to the Globe.
New YORK, Sept. 19.-The large
meeting room at the Methodist Book
Concern, $50 Broadway, was crowded at
IL O'Clock this morning with Methodist
ministers. 1t was the usual weekly
meeting, but the announcement that
DIR. McGlynn would address the body
brought all the preachers out in full
force. Some prominent laymen were
also present and there were a few ladies
and when DIR. McGlynn appeared on
the raised portion of the hall which is
used as platform, he was most heartily
cheered. The doctor defined his pres
ent position with the Catholic church
very clearly. He administered small
doses of anti-poverty, united labor
doctrines and now and then some of
the facts contained in the new crusade,
1.-The fatherhOod of God and the brother
hood of man." all of which the preach
erS seemed to relish, and evinced their
appreciation by frequent outbursts of
applause. Compliments like the follow
ing were whispered by venerable look
full mind" Grand soul,'' INSPIRED
eloquence," "Mighty orator." The
doctor illustrated his lecture with fire.
quent anecdotes, well told, which
created many rippleS of merriment
among his staid and venerable auditors.
DR.. Alexander Craig was chairman at
the beginning of the meeting, but an un-
forseen occurrence caused his abdica-
ton. AT the conclusion of Dr. McGlynn's
address DR.. King, of the Park Avenue
Methodist church, got up and offered
resolution thanking the speaker for his
Lecture and otherwise cOmplimenting
him. After the reading of the resolu-
ton there was the liveliest kind of de-
BATE, DR.. George Lansing Taylor op-
posed it, because it had flavor of
preachers were on their feet at one
time. Wild gestures and loud talking
were the order of the hour. White
haired gentlemen sprang up as nimbly
as the young men and shouted their ap-
prevails or disapprovals. For some
neglect of enforcing parliamentary
rules the chairman was deposed and DR..
Parson was elected in his place. DIR. Nc
CheSney, of st. Paul's, was very fOrcible
In arguing against the adoption of the
resolution. He said it would place them
In bad light with their congregations.
DR.. Roach also spoke against it. There
was considerable wrangling, during
which such expressions as ''this is dis
graceful, y reporters are here and the
world will know it," cit is a perfect
shame," sit is an insult to great man."
were used. At length the resolution
was modified to suit the tastes of the dis
gruntled, and was then adopted almost
unanimously. threads as follows:
Resolved, That the members of the New
York preachers meeting have heard with
pleasure ana profit the able and instructive
lecture of DR.. McGlynn; that, while each
member reserves his individual opinion con
cerning the land theories advocated by DR..
McGlynn, we recognize in him talented
and sincere Christian brother and minister.
with call to a high duty, and that we bid
him Godspeed in preaching the gospel of the
fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of
man.
Dr.. McGlynn went through the ordeal
OF having his hand shaken by nearly all
the ministers at the meeting, and then
the business of the day closed.